Carter Burden Network
Spring 2019 Newsletter
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We hope your spring is off to a good start! We're happy to share our spring newsletter with you
as we kick off the month of May celebrating National Older Americans Month. Read on to see highlights of Carter Burden Network activities. And of course, many thanks for your continued support.
Enjoy!
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Shop for A Cause Pre-Mother's Day Shopping Event
at UNOde50 on May 11th
We are excited to announce that UNOde50, a unique and creative jewelry brand, will be hosting a festive shopping event to benefit the Carter Burden Gallery. Fifteen percent of all in-store sales during the event will be donated to the Gallery.
Please join us on Saturday, May 11th, from 12PM - 2PM at UNOde50's SoHo Studio (123 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012).
This is a great time to spoil your mom for Mother's Day, or yourself, with original jewelry gifts by UNOde50!
To RSVP, click here. For more details, visit www.carterburdennetwork.org/upcomingevents
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Save the Date: Making Art Work Show
Opening Reception on June 21st at PS109
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Ceramics, textiles and prints, from the Making Art Work Program at our Leonard Covello Senior Program will be on view at El Barrio Artspace PS 109 at 215 East 99th St. The exhibition is open daily f
rom June 21st through June 30th
from 10am - 6pm.
Please join us on Friday, June 21st from 6pm - 8pm for an opening reception. Light refreshments will be served.
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Carter Burden Gallery in Chelsea: Current Exhibition
Carter Burden Gallery presents three new exhibitions:
Uncontrollable
in the East Gallery featuring eleven gallery artists;
To the Muse
featuring
Myrna Burks
; and
On the Wall
featuring
Sue Dean
. The exhibition runs from April 25th through May 22nd.
Carter Burden Gallery
548 West 28th Street, #534
New York, New York 10001
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
To sign up for the Gallery's e-newsletter
click here.
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AmazonSmile Benefits Carter Burden Network
Support CBN when shopping on Amazon through our AmazonSmile link. At no cost to you, a portion of your purchase will be donated to CBN to support the programs that keep our members feeling loved and inspired.
Click
here
to shop using our link.
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| Nursing students from Hunter College, distributing Bombas socks to our grateful seniors at Covello |
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Bombas Socks Donation
Thanks to our Board Member Krutin Shah, Bombas donated 2,000 new pairs of socks, which are being distributed to our members at our various locations.
The donated socks are gifted by Bombas as part of their mission to give back to the community.
We are so appreciative of this thoughtful donation!
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Volunteer Appreciation Event
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| All 3,500+ CBN volunteers are saluted on this banner |
CBN's Volunteer Services Department threw a Volunteer Appreciation event on April 11th at our Carter Burden Gallery in Chelsea in honor of National Volunteer Month to thank our volunteers for all that they do to support our mission.
Want to volunteer with us? We offer individual, family and corporate volunteer opportunities. To learn more, email Elinor Dale, Director of Volunteer Services, at
[email protected].
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Hazel Gregory being escorted by NYPD Community Affairs Officer |
Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Annual Fashion Show
On Friday, April 5th, more than 25 seniors and staff transformed into runway models and took to the catwalk at Carter Burden Network's Annual "Beauty at Any Age" Fashion Show at the Covello Senior Program in East Harlem.
A very special thanks to our event sponsor, Macy's, for providing volunteers for the show, make-up, professional make-up artists, and beauty gift bags.
Click
her
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to read more about the event and to view the beautiful photos taken by Hechler Photographers.
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March was National
Social Work Month
March was National Social Work Month, a month to honor
social workers and case workers for their dedicated efforts and recognize their valuable contributions to our communities.
From July 2017 - June 2018 CBN staff assisted with over 18,000 contacts made with clients to help them with benefits and entitlements, advocacy, supportive counseling, and other vital services. Together, they saw 500 new clients last year.
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Photo courtesy of Scott Wyn Photography |
Carter Burden Network Dancers at LiveOn NY's Annual Conference on Aging
Our CBN Dancers performed at the opening of LiveOn NY
's Annual Conference on Aging at The New York Academy of Medicine in
January.
They danced to two different songs, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner and "These Boots are Made for Walkin" by Nancy Sinatra - the room was revved up which set the tone for
a day of learning and networking among NYC aging services professionals.
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Carter Burden Network Singers at the Carter Burden Gallery
This past weekend, members of our Carter Burden/Leonard Covello Senior Program performed a Choir Concert at our Carter Burden Gallery in Chelsea.
The Carter Burden Network Singers are led by our volunteer professional Choir Director Peter Hill.
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